Data Quality84%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the destroyers category.
01 / Overview
Shirakumo-class destroyer
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
72
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the destroyers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull Classificationtorpedo boat destroyer
- Ship TypeDestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardJohn I. Thornycroft & Company
- Laid Down1901
- Launched1901
- Commissioned1902
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement322 t
- Full Load Displacement432 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)66 m
- Length (waterline)66 m
- Beam6.35 m
- Draft2.51 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement62
◆Propulsion6MOD.6
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2-shaft reciprocating engines, 4 boilers
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power5,220 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed31 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main GunQF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun
- Main Gun Calibre76 mm
- Main Gun Count1
- Secondary Guns5 × QF 6 pounder (57 mm) guns
⬢Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes2
- ASW CapabilityNo
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
▲Aviation3MOD.3
◎Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
◈Survivability4MOD.4
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1901Production started
- 1902Production ended
125
years in service
1
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
413DESTROYERS72PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · DESTROYERS485JAPAN · ALL WEAPONS90PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
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